Water-power wheel



' NOV. 11, 1930. A, BURRQUGHS 1,780,901

WATER POWER WHEEL Filed May 28, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. W its "lip 4s Bumou l ATTORNEY.

Nov. 1 1, 1930.

it E M o o Filed May 28, 1928 J. A. BURROUGHS WATER POWER WHEEL 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W Bueeogis.

Patented Nov. 1 1, 1930 (ii i UNITED if? FFI C WATER-POWER' W E Application filed May 28,

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a water power wheel and has for its object the provision of a device adapted for mounting below the surface of flowing water and rotatable upon the contact of the flowing water there against so as to operate mechanism attached thereto.

It is another object of the invention to provide a breakwater in connecting with a rotatable water driven Wheel which will serve to establish, in co-operation with the flowing water, an eddy or quiet section of water so that the water at one side of the breakwater engaging the rotatable member will effect its rotation.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a deflecting member for deflecting the flowing water against the rotatable water driven wheel at one side.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a device of this kind so constructed and arranged as to be economical in its manufacture, durable and efflcient in its use,and easily and quickly installed for operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View of the invention installed.

Fig. 3 is a view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1. v

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view taken on line 55 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings I have illustrated the invention mounted in a river or other body of water which is moving in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1. Driven into the bed 9 of the river or body of water are stakes 10 to which are secured cross members 11 serving to support the bodies or rails 12 which extend vertically and which serve as a 1928.1 Serial no. 281,002.

breakwater or deflectingmember. Stakes 13 also driven'into thebed 9 serve to support the joists 14 on which a dock floor 15 ismount ed. 7 Stakes 16 and 17 serve as anchors for the wheel which is rotatablymounted in aframe 18 on a shaft 19, the lower .end of the shaft 19 being provided with the reduced"por-' tion 20 which projects through the wear plate 21 mounted on the lower rail 18 ofthe frame.

Theiside rail 22 is connected by means of the U-straps 23 and 24 to the stake 17. The end rail 25 is connected to the stake 16 by means of the U1-str'aps26and27. p

Mounted fixedly'on'theshaft 19 is 'a hub comprising the sections 28 and 28'. Armsz29 project outwardly from the section 28' as do likewise arms 3O1project outwardly from the section 28. v-shaped supporting arms 31 are each provided witha socket 32 which embraces and is secured to the arms 29 and'30 by means of bolts projected therethrough. Aplate or-paddlef34 is secured to eachpf the arms31. I Mountedon the frame and projecting upwar'dly therefrom and offset in spaced'rela-.

tion thereto at the centerth'ereof is .abearing strap or rail 35in which is secured a bearing 36 for the reduced portion 37 which is formed on the upper end of the shaft 19." Fixedly mounted on the shaft 38 meshing with the gear 39 which isfixedly mounted on the shaft 40, the lower end of which is rotatably mounted in the wear plate 41 positioned on the upper rail 18 of the. frame. The shaft 40 projects through the 35 member 35 and is provided on its upper end with a gear 42 fixedly mounted thereon. f V The gear 38 also meshes with the gear 43 fixedly mounted on the shaft 44, thelower end of which is projected into and rotatably 3 secured in the wear plate 45. The. shaft 44 projects through the member35 and is provided on its upper end with a gear 46 fixedly mounted on the shaft 44. The water being deflected by the deflecting member is forced to pass at one side of the wheel and engage the paddles or blades 34, an eddy being formed at one side of the location of the water wheel so that the water at this side is comparatively still and offers little resistance to 9 19 is a gear the wheel while being rotated. In this Way the flowing water striking the wheel at one side will set up the desired rotation and the 7 power thus producedmay be lead from the wheels 42 and 146 in any desired manner to run such mechanism as may be desired.

By mounting the wheel in horizontal position below the-normal low waterflevel of the river there is thus provided a water wheel which may be operative at alltimes regardlessof the condition of the river. Also by mounting the mechanism below thesurface v I of the Water damage thereto by flowing debris will be prevented. There is thus provided a mechanism whereby the power'ofr the flowing water may be utilized for var? ouspurposesand-a device particularly adaptable for use on farmsand' the like. 7

Whilel have illustrated and described the preferred'formof my invention, I 'd'o not wish to. limit myself to the precise detailsof j structure-shown, but desire to avail myself 1 of such variations and modifications as may come within the scope of the appended claim, Havingfthusldescribed my invention what I: claim as new and desire to secure by. Let-' ters Patent-is: V p v 1 j In a device of the class described,.;a shaft; a hubccomprising a pairiof cooperatingfsec- 3;, tions fixedly mounted .on' said shaft; a plu rality of arms radiatingoutwardlyfrom each of-said sections, corresponding arms of each of said sections being in alignment; a -plurality' of substantially,triangularly shaped supporting arms; a neckextending inwardlyfrom eachof said supporting arms and provided with a socket for the reception of a pairof said radiating arms; and a paddle carried by each-ofgsaid wedge shaped arms;

In. testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

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